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My elders used to say, “If you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say anything at all.”You don’t have to look far today to see that has faded in many respects. Don’t misunderstand me, I am not suggesting our Minnesota Nice is not prevalent, it just seems to be absent during difficult conversations.

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OWATONNA — Police will hold a community meeting on Monday to discuss the upcoming release of two convicted sex offenders.Benny Ledesma, 25, and Richard Villarreal, 31, both are due to be released from prison soon, and will be living in Owatonna. Both men are considered level-three predatory offenders, representing the highest risk to reoffend.

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OWATONNA — Each year, when the City of Owatonna plans out its annual budget, there are projects that get pushed back over and over. The City Council plans to end that in 2018.At a study session before Monday’s Council meeting, city staff presented the first draft for the city’s 2018 budget. Key to the proposal is a 9.84 percent proposed increase to the city’s tax levy, the largest such increase in more than a decade.

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